Utah State Aggies vs UNLV Rebels Prediction, 1/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah State Aggies vs UNLV Rebels

Date: Saturday, January 13, 2024

Location: Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, NV

TV: ESPN+

The Utah State Aggies (15-1) are headed to Thomas & Mack Center on Saturday where they will try to defeat the UNLV Rebels (8-6).

The Utah State Aggies faced off with Wyoming and notched a win by a score of 83-59 in their last game. Utah State ended the contest having earned a 52.5% FG percentage (32 of 61) and made 6 of 22 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Aggies made 13 of their 14 tries for a rate of 92.9%. When it comes to hauling in rebounds, they earned 28 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 24 assists for the contest in addition to creating 15 turnovers and having 11 steals. In terms of the defense, Utah State allowed the other team to go 40.0% from the floor on 18 of 45 shooting. Wyoming dished out 9 dimes and had 3 steals in this game. Moreover, Wyoming pulled down 23 rebounds (4 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Wyoming ended up going 78.3% from the free throw line by burying 18 of 23 shots. They also made 5 out of their 18 shots from long range. When talking about personal fouls, the Aggies ended up with 18 and Wyoming had 13 personal fouls.

Great Osobor is a player who came through for the contest. He ended up walking away with 20 points on 9 out of 11 shooting. He saw the court for 30 mins and collected 8 boards. He finished the contest at 81.8% from the floor and earned 3 dimes.

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Utah State comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 15-1 this season. They lose possession via turnover 11.3 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 17.2 fouls per game. As a unit, Utah State is snagging 37.9 boards per game and has accounted for 281 assists for the year, which has them ranked 14th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Aggies are connecting on 31.5% from downtown (95 of 302) and 70.4% from the free throw line. They average 81.6 points per game (44th in the country) while hitting 50.2% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Aggies are able to force 14.1 turnovers per game while drawing 18.4 personal fouls. They are 99th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 177 conceded on the season. The Aggies are giving up a FG percentage of 41.9% (378 of 903) and they concede 30.8 boards per game as a basketball team. They surrender 27.4% on 3-point shots and they are 54th in college basketball in points per game allowed (65.3).

When they last played, the UNLV Rebels went home victorious with a score of 83-73 when they played New Mexico. In reference to rebounding, UNLV permitted New Mexico to get 31 in all (8 offensive). They shot 18.2% from beyond the perimeter by going 2 out of 11 and finished the game at 17 of 20 from the free throw line (85.0%). The Rebels allowed New Mexico to convert 27 of their 55 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 49.1% in this matchup. Overall, the Rebels went 29 for 58 from the field which gave them a rate of 50.0%. When discussing 3-point shots, UNLV converted 10 of their 22 attempts (45.5%). They were able to make 15 of those for a clip of 78.9%. New Mexico earned 19 fouls in the game which got the Rebels to the charity stripe for a total of 19 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while recording 8 steals for the contest. The Rebels were able to collect 18 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 23 for this game.

Kalib Boone ended up having an impact for the Rebels in the game. He tallied 29 points in his 28 mins of playing time and accumulated 2 dimes for the game. He knocked down 11 out of 16 for the matchup giving him a rate of 68.8%, and had 4 rebounds.

UNLV has a win-loss record of 8-6 on the season. As an offensive unit, the Rebels are shooting 47.1% from the field, which has them ranked 74th in the nation. UNLV has earned 1,074 pts on the season (76.7 per game) and they pull in 34.3 boards per game. They are earning an assist 15.4 times per game (75th in Division 1) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.2 times per game. The Rebels are responsible for committing 16.1 fouls per game and they shoot 70.0% from the free throw line.

The UNLV defense gives up 32.5% on 3-point attempts (88 of 271) and their opponents are knocking down 73.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 13.6 dimes and 36.1 boards per contest, which has them ranked 251st and 242nd in those categories. The Rebels defensively are ranked 118th in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 68.7. They are forcing 14.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.8% from the field (166th in the country).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UNLV

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